Adolescent girls' interpersonal vulnerability to depressive symptoms: A longitudinal examination of reassurance-seeking and peer relationships

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 676-688

  Prinstein, Mitchell J ^a,f   Cheah, Charissa S L ^b   Borelli, Jessica L ^c   Simon, Valerie A ^d   Aikins, Julie Wargo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Friendships; Peer relations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOLOGY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 28544440948     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.4.676     Document Type: Article

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